The Tussler - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Infobox Album |
Name = The Tussler - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Type = Album
Artist = Motorpsycho & Friends


Released = 1994 (CD)
1996 (vinyl)
2003 (remaster)
Recorded = 1993
1995 (bonus tracks)
Genre = Country rock
Length = 33:23 (original)
47:23 (1996 vinyl)
79:12 (remaster)
Label = Stickman Records
Producer = Motorpsycho (original)
The International Tussler Society (bonus tracks)
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Last album = "--"

This album = "The Tussler - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack"
(1994)
Next album = "Motorpsycho presents The International Tussler Society"
(2004)

"The Tussler - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack" is the first album by Motorpsycho & Friends, released in 1994. The album was the soundtrack to a fictional Spaghetti Western by non-existent director Theo Buhara. Its Country Rock sound marked a drastic departure from the earlier Motorpsycho records, which were hard-rocking.

Originally released only on CD in 1994 in two very limited editions, it was re-released in 1996 as a double 10" vinyl, after the band, now calling themselves The International Tussler Society, got together again to record some new material in (supposedly) late summer 1995. From these sessions, four songs were included as bonus tracks on the vinyl reissue.

After a long hiatus, the I.T.S. regrouped in 2002 to play some gigs and decided to remaster the original album, which had become a sought-after rarity in the Motorpsycho catalogue. It was finally released in 2003 in its definitive form including all songs from the 1995 sessions.

Track listing

Original CD edition (1994)

#"Theme From The Tussler" – 1:40
#"Six Days On The Road" – 2:59
#"Frances" – 2:14
#"Babylon" – 3:53
#"I Know You Rider" – 3:56
#"Hogwash" – 3:02
#"The Tussler" (slight return) – 0:26
#"Sunnyboy Gaybar" – 1:37
#"Sunchild" – 5:28
#"Waiting for the One" – 3:04
#"A Memory" – 5:04

2 x 10" vinyl edition (1996)

Side A:
#Theme From The Tussler – 1:40
#Six Days On The Road – 2:59
#Frances – 2:14
#Babylon – 3:53Side B:
#I Know You Rider – 3:56
#Hogwash – 3:02
#The Tussler (slight return) – 0:26
#Sunchild – 5:28Side C:
#Sonnyboy Gaybar – 1:37
#Waiting For The One – 3:04
#A Memory – 5:04Side D:
#Polka with the Devil – 3:50
#Lazy Days – 2:45
#Changes – 2:59
#Albuquerque – 4:26

Remastered CD edition (2003)

#Theme From The Tussler – 1:40 (Gebhardt)
#Six Days On The Road – 2:59 (Greene/Montgomery)
#Gay bar – 2:14 (Ryan/Sæther)
#Babylon – 3:53 (Sæther)
#I Know You Rider – 3:56 (traditional arrangement)
#Hogwash – 3:02 (Sæther)
#The Tussler (slight return) – 0:26 (Gebhardt)
#Sunnyboy Gaybar – 1:37 (Sæther/Ryan/Gebhardt/Lien)
#Sunchild – 5:28 (Sæther)
#Waiting for the One – 3:04 (Sæther)
#A Memory – 5:04 (Ryan/Sæther)
#Polka with the Devil – 3:50 (Gebhardt/Sæther)
#Lazy Days – 2:45 (Parsons)
#Changes – 2:59 (Karlsen)
#Albuquerque – 4:26 (Young)
#Bird Song – 8:56 (Hunter/Garcia)
#One More Saturday Night – 4:18 (Weir)
#With Care From Someone – 3:41 (Clark/Dillard/Leadon)
#Queen Chinee – 2:28 (Ryan/Sæther)
#Illinois – 6:52 (Sæther/Ryan/Burt)
#It Must Have Been The Roses – 5:34 (Hunter/Garcia)

Remastered 2 x 12" vinyl edition (2003)

Side A:
#Theme From The Tussler – 1:40 (Gebhardt)
#Six Days On The Road – 2:59 (Greene/Montgomery)
#Frances – 2:14 (Ryan/Sæther)
#Babylon – 3:53 (Sæther)
#I Know You Rider – 3:56 (traditional arrangement)
#Hogwash – 3:02 (Sæther)
#The Tussler (slight return) – 0:26 (Gebhardt)
#Sunnyboy Gaybar – 1:37 (Sæther/Ryan/Gebhardt/Lien)Side B:
#Sunchild – 5:28 (Sæther)
#Waiting for the One – 3:04 (Sæther)
#A Memory – 5:04 (Ryan/Sæther)
#Polka with the Devil – 3:50 (Gebhardt/Sæther)
#Lazy Days – 2:45 (Parsons)Side C:
#Changes – 2:59 (Karlsen)
#Albuquerque – 4:26 (Young)
#Bird Song – 8:56 (Hunter/Garcia)
#One More Saturday Night – 4:18 (Weir)Side D:
#With Care From Someone – 3:41 (Clark/Dillard/Leadon)
#Queen Chinee – 2:28 (Ryan/Sæther)
#Illinois – 6:52 (Sæther/Ryan/Burt)
#It Must Have Been The Roses – 5:34 (Hunter/Garcia)

Personnel

*Barry "Space" Hillien (Lars Lien): lead vocals (2,3,4,6,9,10,11,13,16,20,21), keyboards, bass
*Kjell "K.K." Karlsen: pedal steel guitar, lead vocals (14)
*Duellin' Flint Gebhardt (Håkon Gebhardt): banjo, electric & acoustic guitar
*Chickenshakin' Lolly Hanks Jr. (Morten Fagervik): drums, vocals, harmonica, percussion
*Snakebite Ryan (Hans Magnus Ryan): electric & acoustic guitars, violin, mandolin, recorder, vocals
*Charlie Bob Bent (Bent Sæther): lead vocals (5,8,12,15,17-19), bass, acoustic & electric guitars, mandolin

with:
*Chris (a local (female) hairdresser): second lead vocal (9)

Miscellanea

*"Frances" and "Hogwash" (which includes the song "Lobotomizer") are re-arranged songs from Motorpsycho's first album "Lobotomizer", whilst "Babylon", "Sunchild", "Waiting for the One" are found on the "Demon Box" in their original form.
*"A Memory" was originally recorded around 1990, and was intended for their first demo, "Maiden Voyage". The song was also re-arranged for this release.
*The original, punk-rock version of "Queen Chinee" was included on "Maiden Voyage".
*"Theme from The Tussler", "The Tussler (slight return)" and "Sonnyboy Gaybar" are new songs written specifically for the album.
*"Illinois" was another song first intended for Motorpsycho, but it "slipped through the cracks and became a Tussler song" (B. Sæther).
*"Polka with the Devil" was the first song that was written exclusively for The International Tussler Society. According to Bent Sæther, it "lifted the whole experience to a slightly more ambitious level".